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European Heart Journal 1999 20(21):1525-1527; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1781
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Editorial

Atrial fibrillation and mortality

G.Y.H. Lip

Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, U.K.

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